Early Cold War

Refers to mass firings of homosexual people in the American government

amendment to limit a president to a maximum of two full terms in office

Leader of North Korea, backed by USSR

formed in 1949, provided military allegiance to counter Soviet expansion

A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO

Coined the term "Iron Curtain"

The code name for the effort to develop atomic bombs for the United States during World War II

Post WW2, Japan was divided into ______ occupation zones

a country that is formally independent but under heavy influence from another country

Post WW2, what nation controlled the occupation of the Southern half of Korea?

True or False: America immediately recognized Communist China

created in 1938 investigated possible activities by fascists, Nazis, or Communists

Fear of communists both inside and outside America

Which nation was NOT part of the Allies

True or False: Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur

This nation was NOT part of the Soviet Bloc

The Berlin Airlift was called...

Leader of South Korea, backed by USA

The US and the USSR divided Korea along the _______________ parallel

Eleanor Roosevelt spearheaded the creation of...

Which country was NOT part of the Axis powers?

Post WW2, Korea was divided into _____ occupied zones

True or False: Congress formally declared the Korean War

ran scientific aspect of the project from Los Alamos, New Mexico

Which president is known for his controversial decision to drop the atomic bomb

This allowed soldiers to continue education at government’s expense

Who replaced FDR as president?

Leader of Chinese Nationalists

Post WW2, what nation controlled the occupation of the Northern half of Korea?

True or False: The Korean war was widely covered by the American media

general who was under sole control of occupation of Japan

Coined the term "containment"

This southern region from FL to CA attracted many baby boomers due to warm climate & low taxes

What was NOT a decision made at Yalta

What world peace organization came out of the decisions at Yalta?

Term for population explosion between 1945-1960

The first atomic bomb was dropped on...

act made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow the US government

term for mass produced low priced family homes

This was the deadliest war in human history

What country occupied Korea for ~35 years?

Leader of post WW2 occupation of Japan

Leader of Chinese Communists

The second atomic bomb was dropped on...

Who was not part of the "Big Three"?

How many occupied zones was Germany divided into?

extension of a nation's power by territorial acquisition/ political dominance of other nations

Who led the Manhattan project?

True or False: Chinese Nationalists fled to Thailand

claimed State Department was infested with Communists